articleNew England Journal of MedicineMar 23, 2020BRONZE OA

The Toughest Triage — Allocating Ventilators in a Pandemic

Boston Children's Hospital · Harvard University · +3 more institutions

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The Toughest Triage Of all the medical care that will have to be rationed during the Covid-19 pandemic, the most problematic will be mechanical ventilation. One strategy for avoiding debilitating d...

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Keywords
  • Triage
  • Pandemic
  • Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
  • Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
  • 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
  • Medical emergency
  • Intensive care medicine
  • Medicine
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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